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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-12-09 05:06 AM
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A new google translation of a story on the would-be assassins of Bolivia's President:
(As you can see google didn't do a great job on this. If a Spanish speaker wants to look it over at the link, it's included at the bottom. I do think enough of the story still comes through to give someone a fair idea of what this concerns, after thinking it through as one reads, trying to get to the bigger picture.)

Defending elodes Tóásó awaiting a reply on the allegation of torture
Commission investigates and HRF to summon Acha and Roxana Gentile to testify

Autoexiliados: Alejandro and Hugo Antonio Acha Melgar, identified as Eduardo Rózsa financiers

Defending elodes Tóásó opposes the transfer of his client to prison Chonchocoro. Human Rights Foundation obtained its legal status in 2008, according to his official internet blog.

The multi-party commission investigating the alleged terrorist cell put their eyes on Bolivia Human Rights Foundation (HRF) shall convene and Hugo Antonio Acha Melgar, president of that institution, and his wife, Mrs Roxana Gentile of National Unity (UN), who are in United States.

Meanwhile, defending elodes Tóásó The response of a national human rights to a lawsuit filed two weeks ago on abuse tips to his client during his arrest on April 16.

The chairman of the parliamentary body, the official César Navarro, said that was requested of the Prefecture of Santa Cruz documentation that supports the operation in its territory of HRF and the Foreign Ministry to determine whether that entity meets all requirements to operate in Bolivia.

An opposition MP has confirmed that within this process is called the president of HRF Bolivia, Hugo Antonio Acha Melgar, who was mentioned by the former members of Cruceños Youth Union (UJC) Mazabi Alcides Mendoza, Juan Carlos Guedes Bruno and Ignacio Vargas as Villa the group of financiers of the group, as well as your spouse.

The morning of April 16, developed a police operation in the Las Americas hotel in Santa Cruz, ended with the deaths of Rózsa Flores, the Romanian Árpád Magyarosi Michael Dwyer and the Irish, as well as catch-boliviano Croatian Mario Tadic and the Romanian-Hungarian elodes Tóásó.

HRF-Bolivia was established on March 20, 2007 in Santa Cruz and obtained a legal one years later, in his official blog on the internet.

That page states that the foundation "has the proper legal status, issued by the departmental government of Santa Cruz by Administrative Resolution 64/08 of 4 March 2008 in accordance with the Constitution", in addition to existing rules.

Acha Melgar, president of the agency, left the country around April 25th to participate in the graduation of one of his daughters, and since then he returned to Mexico, while his wife, Roxana Gentile was to meet him, although both are called by the committee to explain his involvement with the group of Rózsa.

The lawyer and political analyst Acha Melgar became the second after autoexiliado Pereyra Alejandro Melgar, referee reconciling the House of Industry, Trade, Services and Tourism of Santa Cruz (CAINCO) and member of the board of the Bolivian Institute of Foreign Trade (IBCE ), representing the Agricultural Chamber of the East (CAO).

The third person of the alleged financiers, not found by the researchers, is Luis Alberto Hurtado Vaca, a former technical manager of the Regional Seed Office and member of the Supervisory Board of the Telecommunications Cooperative of Santa Cruz (Cotas).

Hurtado Vaca paid consumption of those illegal aliens from the cell in the Las Americas hotels and Asturias with his full name and identity card number 2818155.

This person and Enrique Pedraza Vaca, whose passport number is 2920211, stayed in the apartment hotel Buganvillas 334. Card free entry to the course of this exhibition was used by Rózsa person to access that space.

The fourth member of this circle is Lorgio Balcazar, "Yoyo", also identified by witnesses to the Prosecution.

Balcazar was the doctor for about ten years manager of the Committee for Santa Cruz and owns a radio station, and is a partner in two others.

Torture to Hungarian

During the police operation, elodes Tóásó reported to have been heavily abused and tortured by his captors and showed bruises and wounds he suffered as a result of the violation of their fundamental rights and he survived thanks to the soldiers when they raided his room, not resisted, but was held out on the floor face down and put his hands on the neck.

Terrified by the possibility of being murdered at any time Tóásó called for their safety, be placed in isolation, so the judge ordered that Betty Yañíquez be placed in the crane sector's prison in San Pedro.

The concurrent presence of the ambassador of Hungary, Mátyás Joszá allowed his fellow private legal advice received, since until now the presence of the diplomat, he had only received support from the Public Defender Service.

Rigoberto Paredes attorney accepted the case two weeks ago and filed a complaint with a national human rights institution, the lawyer Claudia Abasto, a member of the firm, he refused to identify who does not receive any kind of pressure before delivering a report to respect.

Based on the answers provided by this institution, the defense will consider going to international human rights bodies to intervene in this matter.

Abasto said "the nearest Hungarian Ambassador, who is in Argentina, is taking the precautions of the case, however, have not yet been taken tougher action. We have filed a complaint and we are awaiting a response to see the actions we take. "

Walls filed a request that his client be moved to another site within the same prison, as opposed to an eventual transfer to the prison maximum security Chonchocoro, located some 25 kilometers from La Paz, which currently hamper the interviews are frequent.

Claudia Abasto mentioned that "strategy, we believe it is best to have it here, because for us it is much easier to communicate now. However, if you move to Chonchocoro would be very difficult. We are just putting the strategy together with him. So it is very important that we have that communication. "

Nevertheless, he admitted that "it is very difficult for us to communicate with him. We talk with the little Spanish and little English that he has. "

It is expected that the Hungarian Tóásó give statements today before the committee of Deputies, as if health permits, a witness "key" to the prosecution, Villa Ignacio Vargas, "El Viejo," you must do the same.

The lawyer and Guedes Mendoza protest

The defense of the former Union Alcides Mendoza and Juan Carlos Guedes claimed yesterday the Prosecution results of research on torture to its clients during their arrest and transfer to La Paz.

Raul Corro, the lawyer accused of terrorism, said "more than a week, the judge sixth caution (Alvaro Melgarejo) has determined that the prosecutor Marcelo Soza should initiate investigations into human rights abuses to my clients . I ask what the progress is on this issue, we have no information regarding the complaint. "

He explained that the protest is directed against the staff that moved overland from the city of Santa Cruz to the seat of government. "They have violated the constitutional rights of my clients to bring them under conditions in which we have all seen: tied, blindfolded, beaten and mistreated."

Corro was filed yesterday morning in the offices of the prosecutor Soza not found him and his assistants could not give a report thereon.

Along with also a lawyer and Guedes de Mendoza, Denver Pedraza, analyze what actions take or what actions brought against the representative of the Public Prosecutor on allegations that their clients did not in their initial statements.

"This weekend we have been meeting to discuss what will be the attitudes that will take the defense. We have stated repeatedly that my clients have never given names of people or civic or political distinction. Doctor Soza now is desdice of their statements. "

"We have nothing to do"

Jerome Vaqueira, general manager of Tropical Tours, said yesterday that the company "does not know or had nothing to do with Luis Alberto Hurtado Vaca, one of the alleged financiers of the group led by irregular boliviano-Croatian-Hungarian and Eduardo Rózsa Flores four Venezuelan military stayed in the Hotel Las Americas sent by the travel agency.

"There was a clarification issued on Sunday, which makes the Embassy of Venezuela. First, Tropical Tours has no connection with terrorism. We provide booking services for hotels and tickets to all our customers, including the Embassy of Venezuela, which called a reservation for five passengers. The clarification from the Embassy mentioned that, obviously, we are providers of them. "

The military stayed in this hotel were the captain Orgaz Jose Mora, Lieutenant José Salcedo Garrido, teachers and technicians Alirio Daniel Ortega Ríos Nieves Sanchez, the greatest aviation pastor Tapia Durán.

The tour made reservations for the group between days 13 and April 15, hours before he shot fura.

Vaqueira said "we have provided services for four passengers, but the rest of the people involved or staying at the hotel, its executives would have to respond because we do not have any relation with them or with others"

Consequently, the manager said that never had a commercial or business relationship with Eduardo Rózsa and his cronies.

Ramiro Orellana, head of the Military House of the Palace, said that the group left the hotel on April 15 before noon to meet a mission that was requested by the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Sites. "

The FIU report today

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) today submitted to the Public Ministry the results of investigations carried out to bank accounts and the movement leaders, politicians and business institutions Cruz.

Congressman Cesar Navarro, president of the multi-party commission investigating the case, explained that after having such information and statements elodes Tóásó and Villa Ignacio Vargas "El Viejo", "we will be able to get the first conclusions of our work "of investigating the facts.

Having achieved a Hungarian translator, the committee is prepared to interrogate Tóásó in prison in San Pedro and is expected to "Old" is in physical and mental condition to endure a long session of questioning.

Attorney prosecutes Guiteras

The prosecutor Marcelo Soza filed a lawsuit yesterday against the senator and Democratic Social Power (PODEMOS) "from the east" Walter Guiteras.

The complaint is "the crime of contempt, ie, libel, slander and defamation of a public servant, taking into account that, according to the Constitution that was approved in January, this citizen would no longer have immunity."

Guiteras accused of dealing Soza eight demands for the crimes of attempted rape, fraud, extortion, breach of duties and prevarication.

"Unfortunately, I was told by a rape and fraud, which flatly denies. I have never lived in Santa Cruz, then evil could have committed this crime. Therefore, Mr Guiteras will have to face justice for all charges that makes me. "

Guiteras said Soza apparently committed the crime of rape on November 10, 2005, a case that is investigated in the Special Force to Fight Crime (FELCC) from Santa Cruz.

Moreover, in the second case, the citizen Sandro Luis Vela Zambrana denounced it for breach of duties and extortion, May 7, 2008, in La Paz.

The third case is handled by the crime of fraud, brought on February 12, 2007 by German Gunder Heidecker, FELCC to Santa Cruz.

The fourth case, on suspicion of prevarication, was introduced by David Duran Torrez on January 26, 2007, the fifth case is passive bribery and dereliction of duty, a claim the lawyer Romulo Estívariz on March 27, 2007.

The sixth case is linked to the fiscal Soza allegedly false material, the process presented September 8, 2005 alleged Amadeo Herrera.

The seventh case, for resolutions contrary to the Constitution of the State, was presented on October 7th 2005 by Jaime Carvajal citizen.

The previous process, marked with the number 0707496, for the alleged offense of criminal association and use of influence was brought on August 31, 2007 by lawyer Romulo Estívariz, according Guiteras.

Soza delivered the expert

The prosecutor Marcelo Soza reported last night that the atomic absorption test performed at the hands of the three fatal victims of the police operation on April 16 revealed that the three alleged terrorists Eduardo Rózsa Flores, Michael Dwyer and Árpád Magyarosi had fired guns.

"It gave me the ballistics expert reviews of IDIF (Institute of Forensic Research). Refer to the atomic absorption of samples taken from Mr. Rózsa, and Magyarosi Dwyer. These evidences are available to the parties to have this information. He said that if there are traces of gunpowder. "

An expert in forensic laboratory of the Police explained that the review of AAS only establishes whether or not a person fired, but did not determine when or distances and angles of fire.

Soza did not report details of other studies commissioned personnel IDIF, which depends on the Attorney General.

Runs

Two robberies allegedly sustained cell Eduardo Rózsa. The first was when a group of Argentineans disappeared with $ 200,000, the second when one of the financiers took a sum not yet quantified externally.

EDUARDO RÓZSA externalize their anger on several occasions, because, apparently, "the guys" did not meet their financial commitments.

On one occasion, the Europeans are reported to be suspended food service at the hotel for non-payment. The problem was solved in an hour and a half.

MARIO Tadic told the committee that came to ask if at some point it had already paid Rózsa committed to one of the former Union currently meet house arrest in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

Elodes TÓÁSÓ told the Prosecution that, when he was a requirement, called money Rózsa, who gave him five Bolivians to resolve their demands.

An official from the Ministry of the Interior, Luis Clavijo Nolberto Castro stayed between 2200 and 2300 on Wednesday, April 15, hotel in Las Americas, Santa Cruz. Was assigned a room on the fourth floor. Disappeared after the police operation.

Congressman Carlos Pablo Klinsky opposition announced it will request that this person is called to testify before the committee formed by the Lower House to investigate the facts.

EL CIRCUITO internet and camera surveillance of the Las Americas hotel was off the morning of Thursday, April 16, but was stopped April 14, when five foreigners: Eduardo Rózsa Flores, Árpád Magyarosi, Michael Dwyer, Mario Tadic elodes Tóásó and stayed.

The manager of the hotel, Hernán Rossell told deputies that he had only three ways to stop the service: cutting the cables with pliers, from Computer Management, which did not happen, and hack the system. The computer specialist was Tóásó, who is detained in San Pedro.

http://www.laprensa.com.bo/noticias/12-05-09/12_05_09_segu1.php
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EFerrari Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-12-09 11:06 AM
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1. Hurtado Vaca paid for meals for the terrorist cell at the hotel
and in his own name. That's pretty brazen.

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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-12-09 01:59 PM
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2. Looking for anything on Hurtado Vaca, found this:
~snip~
Revesz Tibor,(IRMS employee), Nagy Lajos Tamás (Hungary) (possibly an Irish licensed security guard) and Ivan Pistovcák (Slovak) (Irish Licensed security guard Location Tipperary) stayed with Eduardo Rózsa Flores in the Asturias hotel in Santa Cruz between December 10 and January 9, according to Congressman Peter Maldonado, National Unity, while Luis Alberto Hurtado Vaca paid for his lodging.

With them, the cell led by Rózsa, died the morning of April 16, had ten men, five of whom can not be found: the three who left the country and also Daniel Gaspar and Hungarian Gabor Dudog. (These are reported in the Hungarian media to have worked as security guards in Ireland). Some of the five that were not captured are believed to be still working in Ireland.
(probably for IRMS)

The majority of the cell members Including Mike Dwyer worked in Security in Ireland. Probably for IRMS. It is the Irish Government that shoulld be giving explpanations to Bolivia.

Elod Toaso in his statement said that Mike accompanied Flores in planting the explosives. That is concrete evidence not heresay.

~snip~
Hugo Acha of the US NGO front "Human Rights Foundation" who admits meeting RF on four or five occasions clandestinely completes the picture.

From the Irish perspective it seems that not one, but at least four or five of this terror gang travelled from Ireland to Bolivia and was recruited and organised in Ireland. Cathar is right - Ireland should be answering questions on how this happened. If there is not an investigation, this can be taken to be complicity.

~snip~
all guns must be licensed by the police and fully automatic guns like the sten gun that Dwyer was pictured holding are completely illegal for civilians to own or possess.

Basically civilians can own shotguns, pistols, revolvers and rifles up to 6.35mm calibre.

Possession, carrying or using illegal firearms is punishable by terms of imprisonment from 6 months to 6 years. Importing and storing or transferring illegal weapons can get you up to 15 years in jail.
http://www.politics.ie/foreign-affairs/61194-irish-involved-bolivia-assassination-attempt-250.html

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Google translation of La Prensa article:
Luis Alberto Hurtado Vaca hotel paid cell Rózsa

Members of the multi-party commission investigating the terrorism case brought to Luis Alberto Hurtado Vaca as a person who paid the hosting of the alleged terrorist cell.

One of the members of this committee, who asked to keep in reserve their identity, confirmed the second suspect's name, Vaca, and revealed that he paid two bills mentioned hotel Asturias.

Consumption amounted to some 70,000 Bolivians and covers the period between October and November last year and was covered by the holder of identity card 2818155, which corresponds to Luis Alberto Hurtado Vaca.

Lawmakers convened for tomorrow Hurtado Vaca give statements on the subject before the commission investigating the multi-group activities in the country.

The president of the legislative body, the official César Navarro, noted: "We're still investigating. We are not the Public Prosecutor to require information to be coercive. we have several figures, but we have not completed our job. "

Two other bills were paid by Rózsa himself, albeit under the pseudonym of Jorge Hurtado Flores, preferring to use identity in Santa Cruz.

Vaca Hurtado is a member of the Supervisory Board of the Telecommunications Cooperative of Santa Cruz (Cotas), whose stand was part of the weapons and explosives in the group. The agronomist is also technical manager of the Regional Seed Office, an institution that coordinates work with the Foundation for Agricultural Development of Santa Cruz (Fundacruz).

The prosecution, meanwhile, investigates the flow of telephone calls made by the suspect, whose purpose has submitted a formal request to the company Tigo to point to who held talks in recent weeks.

Hurtado Vaca could have made a payment for the lodging group at the hotel Buganvillas, where he took several of the 58 photographs which were presented by the Prosecutor of La Paz on Thursday, April 30 and had been found in the car purchased by Eduardo Rózsa Flores .
http://www.laprensa.com.bo/noticias/05-05-09/05_05_09_segu5.php
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